Target Shooting Essay

To make the perfect shot at a moving target you need to take in consideration how fast the target is moving and how fast it will take the bullet to hit the target. There are many ways to look at it. The number one to look at it is to determine your rifles field of view at 1000m and divide that by range as a percentage to measure the distance between two reference points at the range your target is going to be at. The further apart they are the better. Time the target a few times as it passes between them. For example, at 100m, a 3 mph walker requires about a 7 inch leas from desired POI, a slow walker is half that, a jogger double, and a track star triple. (Scott, R. 1999)

To engage moving targets there are three main techniques that you could do are leading, tracking, and trapping or ambushing. When leading it requires you to distance the cross hairs in front of the target. Tracking requires you to establish an aiming point ahead of the target’s movement and to maintain it as the weapon is fired. This also means that the weapon and body position has to move with the target. Trapping or ambushing is the method preferred among

Physics has helped the military guns in many of ways, it has also helped people who hunt for a living. Yes these advances are wonderful and they are very helpful, but they also come at a very high cost. When guns first came out in the 1800’s they costed about $50.00 and now days they can cost anywhere from $250.00 to $1,500.00 or more, For example when I was 5 years old my mom and dad bought me my first gun for my birthday. It was a .22 magnum and it costed $169.99. I eventually grew out of shooting this gun and I bought another one, it was a .270 and it costed $295.00. After I had this gun for about two years we decided to sell it and buy a new one. We sold it for only $150.00. This also tells you that not only do guns cost a lot of money, they lose value very